Mothers who kill their children : understanding the acts of moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom" / Cheryl L. Meyer and Michelle Oberman ; with Kelly White ... [et al.].
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, c2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-211) and index.
Contents
Introduction : a brief cross-cultural history of infanticide -- Previous attempts to understand why mothers kill their children -- Denial of pregnancy : secret lives -- Purposeful killing : neither "mad" nor "bad" -- Maternal neglect : a search for meaning -- Abuse-related deaths -- Assistance or coercion from a partner : relations to domestic violence -- Responding to mothers who kill : toward a comprehensive rethinking of law, policy, and intervention strategies.
